The is a commuter railway line in Japan owned by private railway operator

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. It runs between Tamagawa and

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in southwest

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, entirely within Ōta ward. The operator's name, Tōkyū, is included in the formal name of this line. It was formed in 2000 from the western portion of the Tōkyū Mekama Line, which was then rerouted west of Tamagawa (former Tamagawa-en) station and renamed the

Meguro Line The is a railway line operated by Japanese private railway company Tokyu Corporation. As a railway line, the name is for the section between and in southwest Tokyo, but nearly all trains run to on a quad-tracked section of the Tōyoko Line ...

. This line should not be confused with the Tokyu Shin-Tamagawa Line (a section of track from

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to Futako-tamagawa, (which has since been absorbed into the

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), or the Tamagawa Line

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way which preceded that (of which one of its branches now forms the

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Station list

All stations are located in Ota.

Rolling stock

All the rolling stock is shared with

Tokyu Ikegami Line The is a railway line operated by the private railway operator Tokyu Corporation. It runs through Tokyo, extending from Gotanda Station in Shinagawa to Kamata Station in Ōta. New three-car 7000 series EMUs were introduced in December 2007, ...

Current

* 1000 series 3-car sets (since 1990) *

7000 series 7000 series may refer to: Japanese trains * Chichibu Railway 7000 series electric multiple unit (EMU) * Echizen Railway 7000 series EMU * Hankyu 7000 series EMU * Hokushin Kyuko Electric Railway 7000 series EMU operating for the Kobe Municipal Su ...

3-car sets (since 2007) File:Tokyu Electric Railway 1000-1316.jpg, A 1000 series EMU File:Tōkyū 7000 series (II) EMU 7101f.jpg, A 7000 series EMU

Former

* 7600 series 3-car sets (until 2015) * 7700 series 3-car sets (until 2018) File:Tokyu-7600-2.jpg, A 7600 series EMU in November 2006 File:Tokyu-7910F.jpg, A 7700 series EMU in February 2007

History

The Tokyu Tamagawa Line was formed on 6 August 2000 with the splitting of the former Tokyu Mekama Line. ''Wanman''

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also commenced on the line from this date.

Future plans

Plans exist to extend the line eastward by approximately 800 m from the southern terminus of the line at to Keikyu Kamata Station on the Keikyu Main Line and

Keikyu Airport Line (), also known as or, more recently, , is a private railroad that connects inner Tokyo to Kawasaki, Yokohama, Yokosuka and other points on the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture. It also provides rail access to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. mea ...

. This would provide an interchange between the lines, improving accessibility to Tokyo's Haneda Airport ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics. The plans did not materialize in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics. , Ōta, Tokyo, Ōta Ward has agreed with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to pay 70% of the project cost of while having the city government responsible for the remaining 30%.

References

External links

Tokyu Corporation website
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